September 20, 1999- Allan Nairn, the American journalist detained by Indonesian authorities on September 14, was deported from Indonesia to Singapore today. He flew out from Bali, having been flown from West Timor to Bali on Sunday. Nairn told Associated Press and Agence France Presse reporters in Singapore that he believed Indonesian armed forces chief…
Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned over reports that Indonesian authorities intend to prosecute American journalist Allan Nairn for entering the country in violation of immigration laws. Nairn’s name appears on a “blacklist” compiled by the Indonesian armed forces, barring the journalist from reporting in Indonesia.
September 15, 1999 — CPJ has learned that Indonesian military authorities flew American journalist Allan Nairn out of East Timor on a military jet today, having detained him for more than 24 hours in the capital city of Dili. He was taken to Kupang, West Timor. Nairn is a freelance journalist who filed regular reports…
BANGKOK—When machete-wielding thugs set upon journalists in East Timor after the territory’s Aug. 30 vote for independence, it looked like another gruesome case of the press caught between warring sides. Deplorable, yes, but it comes with the territory if you choose to cover the front lines in conflict zones.
RECENT ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS IN EAST TIMOR Click here to read CPJ’s recent protest letter to the Indonesian government. Click here for CPJ’s June 1 report on press freedom in Indonesia. Wednesday, August 25 Time magazine correspondent John Stanmeyer and his Indonesian assistant, Heriyanto, were attacked by members of the anti-independence Aitarak militia outside the…
Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply disturbed by widespread instances of violence and intimidation directed against both foreign and local journalists during the period surrounding the August 30 referendum on the future of East Timor. In the course of the last week alone, CPJ has documented numerous cases in which journalists were singled out for attack. The vast majority of the incidents were apparently committed by pro-Jakarta militias backed by the Indonesian military.
Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply troubled by the recent deportation of American journalist Amy Goodman, who was stopped at Bali’s Ngurah Rai international airport while en route to East Timor to cover the territory’s August 30 vote on independence. Goodman’s expulsion directly contradicts your administration’s pledges to lift restrictions on foreign journalists, and to ensure that international observers, including media representatives, are allowed free access to East Timor during the historic referendum.
August 12, 1999 His Excellency Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie President, Republic of Indonesia Office of the President Bina Graha, Jalan Veteran No. 17 Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned over the recent firebomb attack against Sjamsul Kahar, chief editor of the Aceh-based, Indonesian-language daily newspaper Serambi Indonesia and chairman…
August 9, 1999 His Excellency Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie President, Republic of Indonesia Office of the President Bina Graha, Jalan Veteran No. 17 Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned over last week’s brutal murder of Supriadi, a reporter based in Aceh Province who was working for the Indonesian-language…
For more information about this report, you may contact: A.Lin Neumann, Asia program consultant, in Bangkok (phone: 66-2-252-3429; e-mail: [email protected]) Kavita Menon, Asia program coordinator, in New York (phone: 212-465-1004 x140; e-mail: [email protected]) Judith Leynse, media relations director, in New York (phone: 212-465-9344 x105; e-mail: [email protected]).